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1. What are WIM files used for?
Deploy a secondary zone.
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
It is a temporary wireless profile that doesn't validate the certificate of the remote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) server.
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)

2. What should you modify of the NAP Agent client service if the computer needs to prove health status?
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
Subtract the number of bits in the mask from 32 bits (255.255.255.255). Take the result (x) and have 2 to the power of the result (2^x). Subtract that final result by 2 and that is the amount of host addresses available.
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.

3. How do you move a Dynamic Disk from one computer to another?
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Yes
Credentials - such as user names and passwords that you use to log on to websites or other computers on a network. By storing your credentials - Windows can automatically log you on to websites or other computers. Credentials are saved in special fol

4. How do you verify that an Auto Update Client is connecting to its WSUS Server?
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.

5. What can you use the User State Migration Tools (USMT) for?
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.

6. What do wireless access point need to be configured with to to preform 802.1x authentication?
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Problem history but also application installation history.
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.

7. What is a reservation?
Run scripts
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.

8. Can users can share encrypted files with another user by giving them permission?
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
They need to be configured us use 802.1x RADIUS authentication
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer

9. How does transparent caching work?

10. What does the MigUser.xml file do?
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
No
Send email notifications
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.

11. What requirements must your system must meet to use BranchCache?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.

12. What does "Create System Repair Disk" option do?
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
Sent across the network
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)

13. How do you repartition your hard disk by using the Shrink feature in Disk Management?
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.

14. How do you configure IPSEC?
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.
Hovering over a taskbar icon shows thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.

15. What are a few types of NAP enforcement points?
Cannot be in different domains
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo

16. What does Microsoft Transform files (MST) do?
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3

17. What OSs are all Windows Games installed on?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
It pings with IPV6
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.

18. What does Cipher /K do?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
They need to be configured us use 802.1x RADIUS authentication
Perform an offline migration
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.

19. Why would a secondary DNS server stop responding to client queries?
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
Only a local administrator
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.

20. What does the Ping -6 option do?
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.
It pings with IPV6
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).

21. What is Aero Shake?
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState tools to migrate all user folders and files that resides on the root of any drive and in the Users directory. However - it does not find and migrate any application data - program files - or any
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.

22. How do you configure WSUS computer groups for defined updates?
Conditional forward
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
Yes
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).

23. What sites support Integrated Windows Authentication?
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
Export and import it from another computer.

24. What does Credential Manager allows you to store?
Send email notifications
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
Credentials - such as user names and passwords that you use to log on to websites or other computers on a network. By storing your credentials - Windows can automatically log you on to websites or other computers. Credentials are saved in special fol

25. Where are Applocker policies are configured?
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
Yes
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.

26. Can Wireless profiles can be exported and imported using a flash drive?
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.
Windows XP and Server 2003.
Yes

27. What is Optimize for Consistency polling mode do?
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
Deploy a secondary zone.
They are in the first 48 bits /48
Not supported

28. What OSs support SSTP?
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.

29. The WSUS server and remote SQL server _____________.
Cannot be in different domains
Not supported
Specified the version identifer of the back to recover in MM?DD/YYYY-HH:MM format. If the version is unknown wdadmin will get the version.
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H

30. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState tools to migrate all user folders and files that resides on the root of any drive and in the Users directory. However - it does not find and migrate any application data - program files - or any
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.

31. What is NAP's security health validator?
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
A new Microsoft proprietary file system supported in Windows 7 which is intended for flash drives but often called FAT64 - limit of 264 bytes (16 Exabytes).
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.

32. What windows 7 OSs can join a domain?
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
It create a report of which files will be migrated
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.

33. What does the Resource Monitor display?
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Computer certificates be installed on client computers
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.

34. Why would you use audit-only mode?
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
A .WFW file
Computer certificates be installed on client computers

35. What protocol does NAP enforce when used in 802.1x authentication?
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr
EAP protocol.
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.

36. What dows Windows Anytime Upgrade do?
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.

37. What are the proven - standards-based technologies that DirectAccess is built on?
It is the max size is expressed in megabytes.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
At the volume level - not the drive level.
Verify that they are not within the scope of the dynamically assigned DHCP addresses.

38. How do client computers get configured to use a WSUS server?
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
Through a GPO.
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac

39. How do you capture a computer's hard disk to a .WIM file?
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
Send email notifications
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.

40. What controlls file extensions?
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.
The Default Programs Control Panel applet
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.

41. What is Network Level Authentication?
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
Pool Active Directory.
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne

42. How does Transparent Caching lead to improved end-user response times and decreased bandwidth consumption over the WAN links to the server?
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.

43. What are hard disk quotas?
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.

44. What type of router can RRAS be configured as?
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router

45. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t

46. What does Aero require?
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.

47. What is the command to set a collecting computer for event log forwarding?
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
WECUTIL QC
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
4 (bits 53 - 56) /56 Allows for 16 regions

48. Where should you backup to automate System Image backups and maintain multiple images?
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
A network location.
SSL

49. What does IMAGEX /SPLIT do?
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
It pings with IPV6

50. What is Aero Snap?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc
Use dnscmd /zonerefresh.